1903-1970
Born in Latvia! My parents are from Latvia so I get very excited when I hear about any fellow Latvians making contributions to the world!
Rothko went to Yale University thinking he wold become an engineer or attorney. He eventually moved to NYC and began taking art classes. He fell in love with painting.
He thought simple shapes were the best for showing feelings. The large scale of his paintings are intended to pull you in and make you FEEL the color and emotion that is in front of you. He wanted you to stand real close to them and be consumed by the feelings.
He said "...You paint a larger picture, you are in it."
What feelings do you think this student artist was having?
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